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ORIGIN from the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims … English terms dictionary

Mecca - ► NOUN ▪ a place which attracts many people of a particular group or with a particular interest. People who are not Muslims are not allowed to go there, but every Muslim must try to make a ↑pilgrimage (=religious journey) to Mecca once in their… … Dictionary of contemporary English Mecca - a city in Saudi Arabia where the prophet ↑Muhammad was born. * * * mecca… … Financial and business terms The city is being promoted as a shopping mecca.

Georgetown has become a mecca for jobseekers.

Mecca - mec‧ca noun a place that is very popular for a particular reason, attracting a lot of people to go there: mecca for

The birthplace of Mohammed and the seat of the famous Kaaba, it was celebrated even in pre Islamic times as the chief sanctuary of the Arabs, and visited by numerous pilgrims and devotees Catholic Encyclopedia.